Jon Hamm

It's very hard for a film based on a true story to steer clear of Hollywood's exaggerations and misinterpretations. But not Million Dollar Arm.

In the film, two young men from India, Rinku Singh (Suraj Sharma) and Dinesh Patel (Madhur Mittal), embark on a journey never before taken by any others of their country. They leave their families, their villages, and the culture they know and love for a chance at baseball stardom in America.

Yet, the main focus is on their agent, J. B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm), who has been a struggling entrepreneur for the past 3 years. After losing what...

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